The Resume

(May 22, 1902-May 26, 1956)
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Birth name was Aloisius Szymanski
Outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics (1924-32,1940-41,1944), Chicago White Sox (1933-35), Detroit Tigers (1936), Washington Senators (1937-38), Boston Braves (1939), Cincinnati Reds (1939) and Boston Red Sox (1943)
Lifetime batting average of .334
2,927 hits
307 home runs
1,827 RBIs
Three-time All-Star (1933-35)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1953)

Why he might be annoying:

He took the name Simmons from a hardware store.
He was nicknamed Bucketfoot Al for his odd batting stance.
He hung around way past his prime trying to reach 3,000 hits, and still fell 73 short.
He barely scraped past the 75% minimum required to be voted into the Hall of Fame, with only one vote to spare.

Why he might not be annoying:

He had a reputation as a clutch hitter.
He had eleven consecutive seasons where he hit over .300 and drove in over 100 runs.
A's manager Connie Mack said, 'If I could only have nine players named Simmons.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1930)
• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 1931)
• AL RBI Leaders (Ranked: 1929)
• Atlanta Braves
• Baseball Hall of Famers (Ranked: 1953)
• Baseball Players
• Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Boston Red Sox
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 22]
• Chicago White Sox
• Cincinnati Reds
• Detroit Tigers
• I Died in 1956 (Ranked: 54)
• I Died in the City I Was Born In
• I Played for the Red Sox and White Sox
• I Played on 5 or More Teams (Ranked: 7)
• Look at Me, I'm on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Oakland Athletics
• Profiles 26501-26750 (Ranked: 26591)
• Sporting News' 100 Greatest Baseball Players (Ranked: 43)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 40 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying